I'm curious about one thing..hopefully someone will know the answer. Originally designed as ferries..I suspect the ships had a max speed of 10-15 knots...whereas the fleet carriers could max out at about 35 knots..Wouldn't that make take offs and landings much harder, and more dangerous aboard these two training ships?
I don’t know the answer to your question. But I can try to guess.
I just checked. Aircraft carriers still turn into the wind for flight operations.
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